text_original: His reign of nearly forty years, while it had restored Italy and North Airica to the Empire for a time, had exhausted the Eastern provinces that constituted the real strength 3f the Empire.
text_transcription: HIS REIGN OF NEARLY FORTY YEARS WHILE IT RESTORED ITALY AND NORTH AFRICA TO THE EMPIRE FOR A TIME HAD EXHAUSTED THE EASTERN PROVINCES THAT CONSTITUTED THE REAL STRENGTH OF THE EMPIRE
phonemes: hɪz ɹˈeɪn ʌv nˌɪɹli fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz, wˌaɪl ɪt hæd ɹᵻstˈɔːɹd ˈɪɾəli ænd nˈɔːɹθ ˈɛɹɪkə tə ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ fɚɹə tˈaɪm, hæd ɛɡzˈɔːstᵻd ðɪ ˈiːstɚn pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ðæt kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ðə ɹˈiːəl stɹˈɛŋθ θɹˈiː ˈɛf ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ.